Dual modification of LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 with MgHPO4 as a high-performance cathode material for Li-ion batteries

MgHPO4 has been introduced as a reactant that interacts with LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 (NCM622) to achieve the dual modification of Mg2+ gradient doping and Li3PO4 surface coating. The structure, morphology, elemental distribution,...

Molybdenum as a Versatile Dopant in SnTe: A Promising Material for Thermoelectric Application

The key to enhance the thermoelectric performance of SnTe is to engineer its electronic structure by doping. It is essential that the beneficial features are exhibited at the Fermi level...

Editorial introducing Energy Advances

Editor-in-Chief, Volker Presser, introduces the first issue of Energy Advances.

Low-temperature annealed methylammonium-free perovskites prepared under ambient conditions in C electrode based perovskite solar cells.

A study on the optimization of methylammonium (MA) free perovskites composition, targeted for their application in hole transport layer (HTL) free perovskite solar cells with a carbon electrode (C-PSCs) is...

Stabilizing all-inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite with polyacrylonitrile for photovoltaic solar cell

A solution-processed CsPbI3 perovskite film usually suffers from nonuniform crystallization owing to its inorganic components, leading to poor surface morphology and various defects on the surface and grain boundaries. Herein,...

Aromatic ionomer in the anode catalyst layer improves start-up durability of polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Sulfonated polyphenylene ionomer (SPP-QP) was used as a catalyst layer binder in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. SPP-QP functioned well in the proton-conducting thin layers to show high electrochemically active surface...

Electrochemical and quantum chemical study of peculiarities of 2,5-di-Me-pyrazine-di-N-oxide oxidation in the presence of methanol at single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotube paper electrodes

The use of methanol (MeOH) in direct methanol fuel cells explains the interest in the search for new electrode materials and catalysts that allow the oxidation of MeOH to be...

Monitoring the CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Process at the Nanoscale: An In Situ Neutron Scattering Study

The CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2-EOR) process was monitored in real time at the nanoscale by neutron scattering. This was achieved by in situ injection of supercritical CO2 into a...

Sulfonated polyethylene-styrene cation exchange membrane: A potential separator material in vanadium redox flow battery application

We report on the synthesis and characterization of polyethylene-styrene-divinylbenzene-based interpolymer cation exchange membrane (ICEM) and its applicability as a separator in vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB). ICEM preparation involved radical...

Modeling and optimization of two-step shea butter oil biodiesel synthesis using snail shell as a heterogeneous base catalyst

Shea butter oil (SBO) is underutilized in the biodiesel production industry in Nigeria because of its high free fatty acid (FFA) which reduces its biodiesel yield. This research aimed at...